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In reply to the discussion: Witnesses said a bank robber didn't have facial tattoos. So police digitally altered [View all]Caliman73
(11,726 posts)20. Courts have ruled that police are allowed to lie.
I suppose this is just the next step in the process?
How are we supposed to have any trust in the police when they are allowed to lie to us during questioning, to plant evidence without repercussions, and now to falsify evidence?
I know that the court has already ruled that police are not under any obligation to protect individual citizens. They are tasked with enforcing the law, but how is falsifying evidence enforcing the law?
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Witnesses said a bank robber didn't have facial tattoos. So police digitally altered [View all]
IronLionZion
Aug 2019
OP
Damn, so the forensic criminalist might have blown up a ton of other cases and convictions or just
uponit7771
Aug 2019
#30
I thought they were allowed to lie to suspects not witness's about suspects?
uponit7771
Aug 2019
#31
If they could prove the tatoos were new then I would have no problem with this but if they cannot
cstanleytech
Aug 2019
#19
The tattoos are before the crime. Police think he disguised it with makeup
IronLionZion
Aug 2019
#21
Well they need to prove that then otherwise it probably needs to be tossed unless they have
cstanleytech
Aug 2019
#22
If I was a bank robber and had facial tattoos I would cover them with make up
Generic Brad
Aug 2019
#32